Types of Poetry Review

A poem with 4 lines. May have AABB, ABAB, ABBA, or ABCB rhyme scheme.

• Haiku

• Quatrain

• Couplet

• Limerick

A seven line poem that is shaped like a diamond.

• Haiku

• Couplet

• Acrostic

• Diamante

A word and each letter is its own describing word.

• Haiku

• Diamante

• Acrostic

• Limerick

Which poet lends his name to a type of sonnet he helped make famous?

• William Shakespeare

• William Butler Yeats

• William Carlos Williams

• William Blake

A ballad is a poem that

• is usually funny

• is never read aloud.

• tells a story.

• describes a setting.

True or False: A concrete poem is shaped like what it describes.

• False

• True

Poetry that does not rhyme or follow a regular meter.

• ballad

• sonnet

• free verse

What is true about haiku poems?

• They’re usually about nature.

• all of the above

• They originated in Japan.

• They have three lines.

Limericks are usually

• written in free verse

• about the seasons.

• humorous.

• lengthy

A limerick’s rhyme scheme is

• ABCDE

• AABCB

• ABAB

• AABBA